and that may be because of what's going on in america. the highways and biwyways are going to be jammed. this is the busiest travel day of the year in the u.s. if you're among those in the northeast who were hoping to rent a car, i'm afraid your luck may be out. phil lebeau joins us on the phone now. is there any chance of getting a car now? >> no. at this hour, if you don't have one, you're out of luck. this is the carryover effect from hurricane sandy. with so many vehicles that were either damaged or destroyed, it's been for some time now a very tight market when it comes to rental cars in the northeast, in the new york, new jersey, connecticut area, rhode island. and as a result, what you have is a market where people who might in the past have rented a car in order to drive 300 or 400 miles, this time, they're out of luck. they've got to find other ways of getting around. that's one reason why here in the united states, especially in the northeast this year, there is expected to be an increase in the number of people who are taking a